and the grace of God was in 52 And Jesus advanced in him. wisdom and age, and grace 41 And his parents went with God and men. every year to Jerusalem a at the solemn day of the pasch. CHAP. III. 42 And when he was twelve John's mission and preaching. Christ years old, they going up into is baptized by him. Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast, No Win the fifteenth year of 43 And having fulfilled the Pontius Pilate being governor the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, days, when they returned, the of Judea, and Herod being lechild Jesus remained in Jeru. trarch of Galilee, and Philip his salem; and his parents knew it brother tetrarch of Iturea and not. the country of Trachonitis, and 44 And thinking that he was Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina, in the company, they came a 2 d Under the high-priests day's Journey, and sought him Annas and Caiphas: the word among their kinsfolks and ac of the Lord was made unto quaintance. John the son of Zachary, in 45 And not finding him, they the desert. returned into Jerusalem, seek 3 . And he came into all the ing him. country about the Jordan, 46 And it came to pass, that preaching the baptism of peafter three days they found him nance for the remission of in the temple sitting in the midst sins; of the doctors, hearing them and 4 As it was written in the asking them questions. book of the sayings of Isaias the 47 And all that heard him prophet: - Avoice of one crying were astonished at his wisdom in the wilderness: Prepare ye the and his answers. way of the Lord, make straight 48 And seeing him, they won. his paths. dered. And his mother said to 5 Every valley shall be filled; him: Son, why hast thou done and every mountain and hill so to us ? behold thy father and shall be brought low: and the I have sought thee sorrowing. crooked shall be made straight, 49 And he said to them: How and the rough ways, plain : is it that you sought me ? did 6 And all fesh shall see the you not know, that I must be salvation of God. about my father's business. 7 He said therefore to the 50 And they understood not multitudes that went forth to the word, that he spoke unto be baptized by him : & Ye offthem. 51 And he went down with shewed you to flee from the spring of vipers, who hath them, and came to Nazareth: wrath to come? and was subject to them. And 8 Bring forth therefore fruits his mother kept all these words worthy of penance, and do not in her heart. CA.D. secundum Vul. 28.-Acts 4. a Exod. 23. 15. and 34. 18. Deut. 16. 6.-Matt. 3. 1. Mark 1.4.-fIsaias 40 1.- A.D. 12 Secundum vul. 8 8. John 1. 23.-& Matt. 3. 7. and 23,33 : 97 begin to say, We have Abraham barn, but the chaff he will burn for our father. For I say unto with unquenchable fire. you, that God is able of these 18 And many other things stones to raise up children to exhorting did he preach to the Abraham. people. 9 For now the axe is laid to 19 d But Herod the tetrarch, the root of the trees. Every when he was reproved by him tree therefore that bringeth not for Herodias his brother's wife, forth good fruit, shall be cut and for all the evils which Herod down, and cast into the fire. had done, 10 And the people asked 20 He added this also above him, saying: What then shall all, and shut up John in prison we do? 21 . Now it came to pass, 11 And he answering, said to when all the people was bapthem : a He that hath two coats, tized, that Jesus also being let him give to him that hath baptized and praying, heaven none; and he that hath meat, was opened : let him do in like manner. 22 And the Holy Ghost de12 And the publicans also scended in a bodily shape as a came to be baptized, and said dove upon him : and à voice to him: Master, what shall we came from heaven: I Thou art do? my beloved Son, in thee I am 13 But he said to them: Do well pleased. nothing more than that which 23 And JESUS himself was is appointed you. beginning about the age of 14 And the soldiers also thirty years : being (as it was asked him, saying: And what supposed) the Son of Joseph, Bhall we do? And he said to who was of Heli, who was of them : Do violence to no man, Mathat, neither calumniate any man: 24 Who was of Levi, who was and be content with your pay. of Melchi, who was of Janne, 15 And as the people was of who was of Joseph, opinion, and all were thinking 25 Who was of Mathathias, in their hearts of John, that who was of Amos, who was of perhaps he might be the Christ: Nahum, who was of Hesli, who 16 John answered, saying was of Nagge, unto all : I indeed baptize you 26 Who was of Mahath, who with water; but there shall come one mightier than I, the d Matt. 14.1. Mark 6. 17.-e Matt. 3, lachet of whose shoes I am not 16. Mark 1. 10. John 1.32.-f Matt. 3, 17. and 17.5. Infra, 9.35.2 Pet. 1. 17, worthy to loose; che shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost CHAP. II, Ver. 23. Who was of and with fire. Heli. St. Joseph, who by nature was 17 Whose fan is in his hand, the son of Jacob (St. Matt. i. 16) in and he will purge his floor; and the account of the law waz son of Heli, For Heli and Jacob were brothers, by will gather the wheat into his the same mother : and Heli, who was the elder, dying without issue, Jacob, as the law directed, married his widow; a Jas. 2. 15. 1 John 3.17.- Matt. 3. in consequence of such marriage, his 21. Mark 1 8. John 1. 26.-Matt. & son Joseph was reputed in the law the 11. Acts 1. 5, 11, 16, and 19. son of Act, of bread. was of Mathathias, who was of CHAP. IV. Semei, who was of Joseph, who Christ's fasting, and temptation. He is was of Juda, persecuted in Nazareth: his miracles 27 Who was of Joanna, who in Capharnaum. was of babel, who was of Salathiel, who A Holy from ND full was of Neri, the Jordan, and was led by the 28 Who was of Melchi, who Spirit into the desert, was of Addi, who was of Cosan, 2 For the space of forty who was of Helmadan, who was days; and was tempted by the of Her, devil. And he ate nothing in 29 Who was of Jesus, who those days; and when they was of Eliezer, who was of were ended he was hungry. Jorim, who was of Mathat, who 3 And the devil said to him : was of Levi, If thou be the Son of God, say 30 Who was of Simeon, who to this stone that it be made was of Judas, who was Joseph, who was of Jona, who 4 And JESUS answered him : was of Eliakim, It is written: 6 that man liveth 31 Who was of Melea. who not by bread alone, but by every was of Menna, who was of Ma- word of God. thatha, who was of Nathan, who 5 And the devil led him into was of David, a high mountain, and shewed 32 Who was of Jesse, who him all the kingdoms of the was of Obed, who was of Booz, world in a moment of time. who was of Salmon, who was of 6 And he said to him: To Naasson, thee will I give all this power, 33 Who was of Aminadab, and the glory of them; for to who was of Aram, who was of me they are delivered, and to Esron, who was of Phares, who whom I will, I give them. was of Judas, 7 If thou therefore wilt adore 34 Who was of Jacob, who before me all shall be thine. was of Isaac, who was of Abra- 8 And Jesus answering said ham, who was of Thare, who to him: It is written : Thou was of Nachor, shalt adore the Lord thy God, 35 Who was of Sarug, who and him only shalt thou serve. was of Ragau, who was of 9 And he brought him to Phaleg, who was of Heber, who Jerusalem, and set him on a was of Sale, pinnacle of the temple; and he 36 Who was of Cainan, who said to him: If thou be the Son was of Arphaxad, who was of of God, cast thyself from hence. Sem, who was of Noe, who was 10 . For it is written, that he of Lamech, hath given his angels charge over 37 Who was of Mathusale, thee, that they keep thee: who was of Henoch, who was 11 And that in their hands of Jared, who was of Malaleel, they shall bear thee up, lest per. who was of Cainan, 38 Who was of Henos, who a Matt, 4, 1. Mark 1, 2.b Deut. & was of Seth, who was of Adam, 3. Matt: 4. 4.- Deat. 6. 13. and 10 who was of Gode 20. Ps. 90. 11. 99 by all. haps thou dush thy foot against 22 And all gave testimony to a stone. him: and they wondered at the 12 And JESUS answering said words of grace that proceeded to him: It is said, a Thou shalt from his mouth, and they said : not tempt the Lord thy God. Is not this the son of Joseph ? 13 And all the temptation 23 And he said to them: being ended, the devil departed Doubtless you will say to me from him for a time. this similitude: Physician, heal 14 6 And Jesus returned in thyself: as great things as we the power of the Spirit into have heard done in CapharGalilee, and the fame of him naum, do also here in thy own went out through the whole country. country. 24 And he said: Amen I say 15 And he taught in their to you, that no prophet_is ao synagogues, and was magnified cepted in his own country. 25 In truth I say to you, 16 • And he came to Nazareth.there were many widows in where he was brought up : and the days of Elias in Israel, when he went into the synagogue heaven was shut up three years according to his custom on the and six months, when there was sabbath-day; and he rose up to a great famine throughout all read, the earth. 17 And the book of Isaias 26 And to none of them was the prophet was delivered unto Elias sent, but to Sarepta of him. And as he unfolded the Sidon, to a widow woman. book, he found the place where 27 / And there were many it was written: lepers in Israel in the time of 18 d The spirit of the Lord Eliseus the prophet; and none is upon me, wherefore he hath of them was cleansed but Naaanointed me, to preach the gospel man the Syrian, to the poor he hath sent me, to 28 And all they in the synaheal the contrite of heart. gogue, hearing these things, 19 To preach deliverance to were filled with anger. the captives, and sight to the 29 And they rose up, and blind, to set at liberty them that thrust him out of the city: and are bruised, to preach the ac- they brought him to the brow ceptable year of the Lord, and of the hill, whereon their city the day of reward. was built, that they might cast 20 And when he had folded him down l.vadlong. the book, he restored it to the 30 But he passing through minister, and sat down. And the midst of them, went his way. the eyes of all in the synagogue 31 6 And he went down into were fixed on him. Capharnaum a city of Galilee; 21 And he began to say to and there he taught them on them: This day is fulfilled this the sabbath-days. scripture in your ears. 32 * And they were astonished a Deut. 6. 16.- Matt. 4. 12. Mark 1. 14.- Matt. 13. 54. Mark 6.1, John $45.- Isaias 6), 1. e3 Kings 17. 9.-1 4 Kings 5. 14. f Matt. 4. 13. Mark 1.21. - Matt. 7. is this, for with authority and AND it came to pass that when at his doctrine: for his speech | not to speak, for they knew that was with power. he was Christ. 33 a And in the synagogue 42 And when it was say, there was a man who had an going out he went into a deunclean devil, and he cried out sert place : and the multitudes with a loud voice, sought him, and came unto 34 Saying: Let us alone, what him: and they stayed him that have we to do with thee, JESUS he should not depart from of Nazareth! art thou come to them. destroy us? I know thee who 43 To whom he said: To other thou art, the Holy One of cities also I must preach the God. kingdom of God: for therefore 35 And JESUS rebuked him, am I sent. saying: Hold thy peace, and go 44 And he was preaching in out of him. And when the the synagogues of Galilee. devil had thrown him into the midst, he went out of him, and CHAP. V. hurt him not at all. The miraculous draught of fishes. The 36 And there came fear upon cure of the leper and of the paralytic. all, and they talked among The call of Matthen. themselves, saying: What word the multitudes pressed upon power he commandeth the un- him to hear the word of God, he clean spirits, and they go out? stood by the lake of Genesareth, 37 And the fame of him was 2 d And saw two ships standpublished into every place of ing by the lake: but the fisherthe country, men were gone out of them and 38 And JESUS rising up out were washing their nets. of the synagogue, went into 3 And going up into one of Simon's house. 6 And Simon's the ships that was Simon's, he wife's mother was taken with a desired him to draw back a little great fever, and they besought from the land. And sitting he him for her. taught the multitudes out of the 39 And standing over her, he ship. commanded the fever, and it 4 Now when he had ceased left her. And immediately ris- to speak, he said to Simon : ing, she ministered to them. Launch out into the deep, and 40 And when the sun was let down your nets for a draught. down, all they that had any sick 5 And Simon answering, said with divers diseases, brought to him: Master, we have lathem to him. But he laying boured all the night, and have nis hands on every one of them, taken nothing; but at thy word healed them. I will let down the net. 41 And devils went out from 6 And when they had done many, crying out and saying: this, they enclosed a very great hou art the Son of God. And multitude of fishes, and their rebuking them he suffered them net broke. 7 And they beckoned to their a Mart 1. 23.- Matt. 8. 14 Mark 1. 1. Mark 1 34 d Matt. 4. 18. Mart 1. 16. |